List of islands of Japan

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The four main islands of Japan are:

Okinawa is the fifth largest island except the disputed northern territories, and is the smallest island which has a prefectural capital.

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[edit] List of smaller islands of Japan

Besides the four main islands, Japan has about 3,000 small islands. This is a list of major islands among them.

[edit] The Northern Territories

These are the four disputed Kuril Islands. See also Kuril Island conflict.

[edit] Islands in the Sea of Japan

[edit] Islands in the Pacific Ocean

[edit] Islands around Kyūshū

Most of these are located in the East China Sea.

[edit] Ryukyu Islands

See Ryukyu Islands for a more complete list.

[edit] Islands in the Inland Sea

[edit] Islands in lakes

[edit] Artificial islands


[edit] See also